Research Article

Investigation of Bacteriological Quality of Meat from Abattoir and Butcher Shops in Bishoftu, Central Ethiopia

Table 4

APC from cutting knife and cutting table of butcher shops in log10 cfu/cm2.

Code of butcher houseapcct1apcck2apcct2apcck2apcct3apcck3

A6.475.67.495.747.177.6
B6.576.17.755.756.66.25
C6.675.66.855.67.27.5
D5.476.75.686.186.56.6
E6.696.67.56.147.36.4
F6.56.676.65.36.566.6
G6.476.37.526.37.635.6
H6.535.66.385.65.675.5
I5.85.46.497.67.36.5
J6.56.36.416.55.75.6
K4.24.84.924.85.174.9
L6.75.67.656.48.457.5

apcct = aerobic plate count from cutting table in three rounds (1, 2, and 3). apcck = aerobic plate count from cutting knife in three rounds (1, 2, and 3).